Charles Lane
Known for Acting · 319 credits
- Born
- 1905-01-26
- Died
- 2007-07-09
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- Charles Gerstle Levison · Charles L. Lane · Charlie Lane · Charles Levinson · Charles Levison
Biography
Charles Lane (born Charles Gerstle Levison; January 26, 1905 – July 9, 2007) was an American character actor and centenarian whose career spanned 77 years. Lane gave his last performance at the age of 101 as a narrator in 2006. Lane appeared in many Frank Capra films, including You Can't Take It With You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Riding High (1950). He was a favored supporting actor of Lucille Ball, who often used him as a no-nonsense authority figure and comedic foe of her scatterbrained TV character on her TV series I Love Lucy, The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour and The Lucy Show. His first film of more than 250 was as a hotel clerk in Smart Money (1931) starring Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney.
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Known For
TV Shows (100)
Perry Mason
1957
as Dr. Williams
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mr. Frisby
Bewitched
1964
as Mr. Cushman / Jessie Mortimer / Mr. Roland / Mr. Harmon / Harold Jameson / Ed Hotchkiss / George Meiklejohn / Shotwell
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Maverick
1957
as Proprietor
L.A. Law
1986
as Walter Graf
Get Smart
1965
as Uncle Abner
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Mr. Peckinpaugh
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Foster Phinney / Billy Hacker / Homer Bedloe
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Homer Bedloe
Lawman
1958
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Charles Eckhardt
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Richard Welte
The Untouchables
1959
as Alcatraz Official (uncredited)
I Love Lucy
1951
as Mr. Stanley / Passport Office Clerk / Casting Director / Mr. Hickox
Green Acres
1965
as Mr. Wilson
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Roger Creed
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Hunter
1984
as Motel Owner
The Lucy Show
1962
as Mr. Barnsdahl
Lou Grant
1977
as Mort Farber
Burke's Law
1963
as Dr. Lusk
The Rookies
1972
The Odd Couple
1970
as Sid
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
as Charlie
One Day at a Time
1975
The Munsters
1964
Soap
1977
as Judge Petrillo
The Real McCoys
1957
as Mr. Leland
Dennis the Menace
1959
as Lawrence Finch
Rhoda
1974
Surfside 6
1960
as Cyrus Radford
The Flying Nun
1967
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Chester L. Wayzack, Esq.
The Millionaire
1955
as Simon Whipple
Mister Ed
1961
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Lt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)
Mork & Mindy
1978
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Ralph Harrison
Maude
1972
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Studio 57
1954
as Henry
Today
1952
as Self
Judd, for the Defense
1967
The Doris Day Show
1968
as Judge Carter
Honey West
1965
as Ash
F Troop
1965
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Walter Medford
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Chico and the Man
1974
Pete and Gladys
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Dr. Shelley
Bachelor Father
1957
Legends
2006
as Roy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nanny and the Professor
1970
Temperatures Rising
1972
as Fulton Briggs
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mr. Pfeiffer
The Restless Gun
1957
as Mayor Peter Mercer
The Thin Man
1957
Movies (219)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Real Estate Salesman
The Aristocats
1970
as Lawyer (voice)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Airport Manager
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Nosey
Moonrise
1948
as Mr. Chandler
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
as Reporter at Marriage License Office
The Carpetbaggers
1964
as Eugene Denby
Flying Tigers
1942
as Repkin (uncredited)
Grand Slam
1933
as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
Central Airport
1933
as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Music Man
1962
as Constable
My Woman
1933
as Conn
Cocoanut Grove
1938
as Weaver
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Producer (uncredited)
The Gnome-Mobile
1967
as Dr. Scoggins
Good Neighbor Sam
1964
as Jack Bailey
Sunset Limousine
1983
as Reinhammer
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Henderson
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Assistant D.A.
Primrose Path
1940
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Date with an Angel
1987
as Father O'Shea
Blondie
1938
as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
Appointment for Love
1941
as Smith (uncredited)
Billie
1965
as Coach Jones
Smart Woman
1948
as Reporter
42nd Street
1933
as Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
Ginger
1935
as Judge (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Hallor (uncredited)
State of the Union
1948
as Blink Moran
Hitched
1973
as Round Tree
Backfire
1950
as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
1941
as Larsen
Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972
as Mr. Beeman
Woman Wanted
1935
as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Rubenstein (uncredited)
Union Depot
1932
as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
Strange Invaders
1983
as Prof. Hollister
Blondie Johnson
1933
as Cashier (uncredited)
Call Northside 777
1948
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
as Mr. Cosgrove
Three Girls About Town
1941
as Mortician
Lady Luck
1936
as Feinberg
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
as Judge
Second Fiddle
1939
as Studio Chief
Boy Slaves
1939
as Albee
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Society Reporter (uncredited)
Murphy's Romance
1985
as Amos Abbott
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Bernard Schwartz
Twentieth Century
1934
as Max Jacobs
The Big Store
1941
as Finance Company Man (uncredited)
Kentucky
1938
as Auctioneer
Golden Boy
1939
as Reporter Drake
Riding High
1950
as Erickson
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
as Editor
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
as Dr. Shapiro
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Landlord (uncredited)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
as Doctor
Acting on Impulse
1993
as Bellhop
Teacher's Pet
1958
as Roy
Blonde Crazy
1931
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Easy to Take
1936
as Skip
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942
as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995
as Regent Yarborough
About Face
1942
as Rental Car Manager
The Sniper
1952
as Loud Drunk at Club
City Girl
1930
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Movie Movie
1978
as Judge / Mr. Pennington
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959
as Standard Bates
City for Conquest
1940
as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
The Mouthpiece
1932
as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
But Not for Me
1959
as Al Atwood
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Keating- Florist
Television Spy
1939
as Mr. Adler
They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Spotter
Intrigue
1947
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Sea Devils
1937
as Judge (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940
as Second Lecturer
The Invisible Woman
1940
as Growley
Sealed Lips
1942
as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
as Judge (uncredited)
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966
as Whitlow
Strange Behavior
1981
as Donovan
Sunday Punch
1942
as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
1951
as FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)
Bury Me Dead
1947
as Brighton
Mysterious Intruder
1946
as Detective Burns
New York Town
1941
as Census Taker (uncredited)
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941
as Doc Prouty
Louisiana
1947
as McCormack
The Mating Game
1959
as Inspector General Bigelow
Danger – Love at Work
1937
as Gilroy, an attorney
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953
as Prof. Obispo
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
My Dog, the Thief
1969
as Mr. Pfeiffer
Back Street
1941
as Reporter for Associated News
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Department Head (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Reporter (uncredited)
Joy of Living
1938
as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
The Birds and the Bees
1956
as Charlie Jenkins
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940
as Dr. Prouty
Trapped by G-Men
1937
as Fingers
The Juggler
1953
as Rosenberg
Criminal Lawyer
1937
as Attorney (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Sam Kress
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
The Crooked Road
1940
as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
The Cat and the Canary
1939
as Reporter
Friendly Enemies
1942
as Braun
Beware Spooks!
1939
as Moore (uncredited)
Race Street
1948
as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
The Little Dragons
1980
as J.J.
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Private Detective Smith
The Lady Is Willing
1942
as K.K. Miller
Miracles for Sale
1939
as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934
as Reporter (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
1934
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Roses Are Red
1947
as Lipton
About Charles Lane
Charles Lane (born Charles Gerstle Levison; January 26, 1905 – July 9, 2007) was an American character actor and centenarian whose career spanned 77 years. Lane gave his last performance at the age of 101 as a narrator in 2006. Lane appeared in many Frank Capra films, including You Can't Take It With You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Riding High (1950). He was a favored supporting actor of Lucille Ball, who often used him as a no-nonsense authority figure and comedic… With 319 credits spanning from 1925 to 2006, Charles Lane has appeared in 219 films and 100 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charles Lane Movies
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as Real Estate Salesman
- The Aristocats (1970) — as Lawyer (voice)
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Airport Manager
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Nosey
- Moonrise (1948) — as Mr. Chandler
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